List of Famous people who died in 2017

Gastone Moschin

First Name Gastone
Born on June 8, 1929
Died on September 4, 2017 (aged 88)
Born in Italy, Veneto

Gastone Moschin was an Italian stage, television and film actor.

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Doreen Keogh

First Name Doreen
Died on December 31, 2017 (aged 47)
Born in Ireland

Doreen Sheila Elsie Keogh was an Irish actress of radio, stage, and television and film, who was best known for her career in England. Born in Dublin, Ireland, to John Keogh and Alice Mullany, Keogh left school at the age of 15 to train with the Abbey Theatre School, before moving to London during World War II due to her father's job.

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Mohamed Refaat El-Saeed

First Name Mohamed
Last Name El-Saeed
Born on October 11, 1932
Died on August 17, 2017 (aged 84)

Mohammed Refaat El-Saeed was an Egyptian politician, scholar and writer. He served as the general secretary of the National Progressive Unionist Party (Tagammu). El-Saeed held two doctorates in history, and was a part-time lecturer at the American University in Cairo. El-Saeed was a frequent contributor to al-Ahali, the Tagammu party organ.

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Tankred Dorst

First Name Tankred
Born on December 19, 1925
Died on June 1, 2017 (aged 91)

Tankred Dorst was a German playwright and storyteller.

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Antonio Medellín

First Name Antonio
Last Name Medellín
Died on June 18, 2017 (aged 47)
Born in Mexico

Antonio Medellín was a Mexican film and television actor. He was known for his roles in the telenovelas Muchachitas and Rubí. In film, he was known for his role in the 1982 drama Mexican film Aquel famoso Remington. He was born in Mexico City, Mexico. His career lasted from 1962 until his death in 2017.

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Mark Selby

First Name Mark
Last Name Selby
Born on November 30, 1959
Died on September 18, 2017 (aged 57)

Mark Otis Selby was an American blues rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. Born in Enid, Oklahoma, he was a solo artist, signed to ZYX Records in Europe, and one half of performing duo with his wife, songwriter Tia Sillers. He also played guitar in recording sessions for musical artists such as Kenny Rogers, Johnny Reid, Keni Thomas, Jimmy Hall, and Wynonna Judd.

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Eamonn Campbell

First Name Eamonn
Born on November 29, 1946
Died on October 18, 2017 (aged 70)

Eamonn Campbell was an Irish musician who was a member of The Dubliners from 1987 until his death. He was also in the Dubliners when they recorded their 25th anniversary show on The Late Late Show hosted by Gay Byrne. He is known as a guitarist and has a rough voice similar to the late Dubliner founding member Ronnie Drew. He toured with three other ex-Dubliners as "The Dublin Legends", now that the group name has been retired with the death of Barney McKenna. Campbell was originally from Drogheda in County Louth, but latterly lived in Walkinstown, a suburb of Dublin.

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June Rowlands

First Name June
Last Name Rowlands
Born on May 14, 1924
Died on December 21, 2017 (aged 93)
Born in Canada, Quebec, Montreal

June Rowlands was a Canadian politician who was the 60th mayor of Toronto, Ontario, and the first woman to hold that office. She had previously been a longtime city councillor, an unsuccessful federal candidate, and a chair of the Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission.

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R. N. Sudarshan

First Name R.
Last Name Sudarshan
Born on May 2, 1939
Died on September 8, 2017 (aged 78)
Born in India

Rattihalli Nagendra Sudarshan was an Indian film actor and producer who had mainly worked in Kannada cinema. He had also acted in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Malayalam films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he had acted in more than 250 films.

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Miguel Alfredo González

First Name Miguel
Last Name González
Born on September 23, 1986
Died on November 24, 2017 (aged 31)

Miguel Alfredo González Puebla was a Cuban professional baseball pitcher. He played in the Cuban National Series, for the Cuban national baseball team, and in 2014 for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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